Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) allows for audio-video examination of witnesses at the concerned police stations.
2.Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) mandates registering First Information Report (FIR) through electronic communication.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Union Home Secretary has recently clarified that “police stations or the place under the control of the police department” should not be designated as a place for examination of witnesses. The BNSS allows for audio-video examination of witnesses, but not at police stations.
Statement 2 is correct. Section 173 of the BNSS provides for registration of the FIR electronically.
Source: AIR
